On April 30, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced the completion of its review of the regulation providing additional H-2B for fiscal year 2019-

Agency: DHS-USCIS

RIN: 1615-AC38

Status: Concluded

Title: Exercise of Time-Limited Authority to Increase the Fiscal Year 2019 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program

Stage: Final Rule

Economically Significant: No

Received Date: 04/22/2019

Legal Deadline: None

** COMPLETED: 04/30/2019

Completed Action: Consistent with Change

OMB approval of the final rule allows DHS to move forward with publication of a final rule and expected release of the additional H-2B visas in the near future.

Please check back as this matter and others are updated when information becomes available.

For more on H-2B visas, click here.